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LOL Hilarious ... 8510 total Gen2 Bcuda convertibles ever made ... Gen1 Camero's: 1967: 220,906 1968: 235,147 1969: 243,085

Anyone know of a good source for aftermarket front and rear spoilers that would fit with my '68 Barracuda Convertible restomod project?

Many of you have helped with advise and help regarding my first and challenging build project. I had just posted an account of the project on the Members Restorations forum if you have interest ... many thanks to all as my project continues !

Many of you have helped with advise and help regarding my first and challenging build project. I had just posted an account of the project on the Members Restorations forum if you have interest ... many thanks to all as my project continues !

And so ... We ended-up with that custom paint color. It was a BIG GAMBLE and the shop owner was not an advocate of it (he is now), but after deliberating over three visits over the other colors, we went for it and feel it has yielded an incredible result, but likely to tork the Mopar and...

So in our research, we learned that in 2010 Dodge made 450 special edition Challengers in a paint called Furious Fuschia that was on the cover of Motor Trend. No chance I was going to find 1 of 450 in our area to look at, but it is also known as Tuscadaro on Jeep Rubicons. We happened upon one...

I wish I had more photos of the process and progress as the project moved along, but the shop owner is really old-school (e.g. he does not have an email account, mobile phone or digital camera). Plus, the half-year we live in the PacNW our house is 60miles from the shop, so we don't get many...

Then the reconstructive surgery began while I sweated and watched my budget explode. This effort involved splicing in the partial panels, plus fabricating the lower sections due to the panels being too rusted. This truly needed a veteran pro doing the work.

So, off to Wildcat Mopar Auto Wreaking in the middle of the woods near Mt. Hood, OR for me and my friend. This is an incredible Mopar-only business everyone should know about. We harvested two partial rear quarter panels for the shop to work magic with.

And here are pictures of the rear end that provide a reference point of the damage. To us, it looked more like panel alignment and small amount of body work, but hey, what did I know?

We bought the car based on several phone conversations with the seller in Jan'21. These are a couple of the photos provided, and no, there were to photos of the rear end ...

With the backstory provided above, this is the "inspiration car" we started the project with in our minds as-to what a Gen2 Bcuda RestoMod could yield. We did not enter into this with Panther Pink as our intended color, but more on that later.

Many people on this forum have been graciously helpful with their advice, recommendations and referrals. Felt I should pull back the curtain on this project and chronicle it at bit and provide some visuals. This all started in my attempt to build the car with my own hands with the help of a...

Ugh!! ... None-the-less, thanks for checking

Much appreciated ... Let me know when you get the chance